A veteran paramedic of 18 years, Cameron Padbury has seen a
lot of things in the field, but none like what he faced over the weekend. Padbury was called to render aid to a patient
who had a practice grenade lodged in his thigh. It would take crews several
hours to find and transport a combat medic who would be able to remove the
grenade. When the medic arrived on scene, Padbury was given the option to leave
the isolated ambulance and go inside the hospital for safety but he chose to
stay by his patient’s side until the end. Read more at: http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2014/10/if_he_moved_the_right_way_it_c.html

Members of CVVFA join in Emmitsburg MD this weekend for the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend where all of our Fallen Firefighters from 2013 are honored and remembered. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families as they continue on their journey of healing.

The Department of the Interior Inspector General has issued
a full report that outlines how the Bureau of Land Management failed to keep
accurate accounts of where the federal dollars were allocated to, and in some
cases spent funds on things other than what was permitted including fires that
didn’t even happen. Read more at: http://washingtonexaminer.com/feds-paid-for-fighting-fake-fires/article/2554244

The community is saddened to know a firefighter was behind
the wheel of a hit and run accident that left several people injured and a
business heavily damaged. Jarad McCargo
was arrested after authorities tracked & found his vehicle outside of his
home and will now faces several charges.
McCargo was operating a vehicle when it jumped a sidewalk, smashed into
a local bar, injuring several, and then immediately sped away. Read more about this at: http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Firefighter-charged-in-hit-and-run-at-Lexington-bar-275878671.html